The eminence of U.S. women's figure skating used to be a glittering comet that appeared every four years like clockwork.

That changed last year in Vancouver when an American woman failed to win an Olympic medal for the first time since 1964. Or perhaps it was when Sasha Cohen fell in the long program at the U.S. Championships and failed to make the team.

To find where the glamour went, one must look to Smucker's Stars on Ice. The 25th Anniversary Tour, which makes one of 25 stops Friday at 7:30 p.m. at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, is where you find Cohen sharing top billing with Evan Lysacek, the 2010 men's gold medalist.

Cohen, who took silver in 2006 at Turin, stands as last in the line of succession that began with Peggy Fleming in 1968. Whether or not that proves an anomaly, it will be up to someone else to seize the mantle of ice queen for the U.S.

Since her bid for a third Olympics fell short in her comeback from a four-year hiatus, Cohen has happily shifted her quest from medals to applause.

"I'm done competing," she said this week from a tour stop in Pittsburgh. "I've done a lot over the years. I learned so much from competing, been to two Olympics. It's shaped who I am as a person. At a certain point in time other opportunities come along. … I really enjoy these shows because it's a chance to explore a different side of performing."

This is the payoff to all the years of training and pressure-packed competition. Cohen, 26, has gained a foothold in TV and movies, and recently appeared in "Riverdance on Ice," a unique melding of the Irish dance troupe with a dozen Olympic skaters.

If Cohen's legacy is marred by stumbles in some of the biggest events, it is elevated by style and grace, the artful spins and distinctive forms. Stars on Ice audiences get treated to plenty of Sasha Spins. She appears at least seven times, highlighted by a featured solo to Liza Minnelli's "Mein Herr" from "Cabaret."

"It's very showy and it's got some really interesting patterns in the music, and it gets everyone very excited. I've got a hat and a fun outfit, so I really enjoy skating to that number," she said.

Cohen is much more effusive in discussing the performance world than competitive skating, and it's understandable. She did her part; she's earned her fun.

She correctly predicted that American women wouldn't medal in the last Olympics, but can't foresee who will arise to fill the void.

"I don't have anyone I'm betting on now. With girls it's so hard to tell when they're young who will evolve over time," she said.

She did lend an outfit to 15-year-old Courtney Hicks, who won the junior women's title at the recent U.S. Championships. The prodigy wore it for her short program, skated to "Dark Eyes," same as Cohen did in winning that event at the 2006 Olympics.

Perhaps Cohen is doing her part, after all, to revive the line of succession.